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Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003

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44Orders and regulations

(1)Any power of the Secretary of State to make orders or regulations under this Act is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)).

(2)Orders or regulations under this Act—

(a)may make different provision for different purposes;

(b)may include supplementary, incidental, saving or transitional provisions.

(3)No order may be made under section 15(6), 16(2), 19(2) or 23(7) unless a draft of the statutory rule containing the order to be made has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.

(4)No order may be made under section 16(2) or 19(2) at any time when section 1 of the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (c. 1) (suspension of devolved government) is in force.

(5)A statutory rule made under this Act (other than one containing an order under section 15(6), 16(2), 19(2), 23(7), 26(4), 41(2) or 42(6)) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament in like manner as a statutory instrument and section 5 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (c. 36) applies accordingly.

45Repeals and revocations

Schedule 4 contains repeals and revocations.

46Extent

This Act extends to Northern Ireland only.

47Short title

This Act may be cited as the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003.

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